- "I am the type of Star Wars fan that doesn't even have a favorite movie. I just want to live in the universe of Star Wars continually, in perpetuity, forever. So when people are like, 'What's your favorite Star Wars movie?' I'm like, 'There is no Star Wars movie; there is only Star Wars.'"
- ―Leslye Headland
Leslye Headland is a playwright, screenwriter, and director. She co-created the 2019 television series Russian Doll, for which she received two Emmy Award nominations. Headland is developing[1] Star Wars: The Acolyte,[3] which she will write, executive produce, and serve as showrunner.[1]
Biography[]
Headland attended the premiere of the 2019 film Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker. When asked by a reporter if she had plans to work on a Star Wars film, Headland responded that she had been thinking of ideas for new Star Wars movies since she was a child.[2]
On May 4, 2020, an article on StarWars.com announced that Headland is developing a Star Wars television series for Disney+. Headland will write, executive produce, and serve as the series' showrunner.[1] On December 10, 2020, it was revealed that the show would focus on "emerging dark side powers" in the waning days of the High Republic Era.[3]
Sources[]
Academy Award Winner Taika Waititi to Direct and Co-Write new Star Wars Feature Film For Theatrical Release; Oscar Nominee Krysty Wilson-Cairns to Co-Write Screenplay with Waititi on StarWars.com (backup link)- New Star Wars Filmmakers, Star Wars Day Fun, and More! on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link)
- Future Lucasfilm Projects Revealed on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Exciting Lucasfilm Announcements, A New Story From The High Republic, and More! on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link)
- "Launchpad" – Star Wars Insider 200
- The Fallen Star, the Nameless First Look, and More! on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3
Academy Award Winner Taika Waititi to Direct and Co-Write new Star Wars Feature Film For Theatrical Release; Oscar Nominee Krysty Wilson-Cairns to Co-Write Screenplay with Waititi on StarWars.com (backup link)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Otterson, Joe: 'Star Wars' Series From 'Russian Doll' Co-Creator Leslye Headland in the Works at Disney Plus (EXCLUSIVE) (2020-04-22). Variety. Variety. Archived from the original on May 4, 2020.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Future Lucasfilm Projects Revealed on StarWars.com (backup link)
External links[]
- Leslye Headland (@LeslyeHeadland) on Twitter
- Leslye Headland on Wikipedia
- Leslye Headland at the Internet Movie Database
